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Barkun quoted in NorthJersey.com piece on TWA 800 conspiracy theories
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Barkun comments on QAnon's March 4 failure in Business Insider article
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Barkun quoted in Business Insider piece on QAnon's Trump conspiracy theory
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Barkun participates in discussion panel on QAnon
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Thorson quoted in National Geographic article on conspiracy theories
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Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon
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Reeher discusses the media's treatment of Trump in The Hill
"I do think it is clear, after almost four years of his presidency, that editorial choices...are very clearly very critical of the president [Donald Trump]," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
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Jackson cited in Slate article on capitalizing white
"We don’t need any more mechanisms to make whiteness more visible," says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
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Barkun cited in VICE articles on conspiracy theories
According to Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, three core principles characterize most conspiracy theories. First, the belief that nothing happens by accident or coincidence. Secondly, that nothing is as it seems: The "appearance of innocence" is to be suspected. Finally, the belief that everything is connected through a hidden pattern.
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Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon movement
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